Thetford by munki-boy
Thetford
Created: 27 August 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Thetford
Local History around Thetford
There are some historic monuments around including:
Site of Saxon town including site of St John's churchyard on playing fieldsArea of Saxon town N of Red CastleThetford Cluniac prioryBowl barrow 230m south west of Little Lodge FarmBowl barrow 380m south west of Santon HouseMelford BridgeSite of Saxon town: plot on E side of Mill Lane 200ft (60m) N of Nunthorpe HouseSite of Saxon town: Bury Road allotmentsRed Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remainsRingwork in Burnthall PlantationBank and ditch NE of London RoadSite of Saxon town: primary school grounds, Hilary RoadCastle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friarySite of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy wellAtomic bomb store on Thetford HeathSite of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open spaceTutt Hill barrow, near ThetfordBowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm'Seven Hills' (tumuli), RushfordPriory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre and part of Saxon townSite of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to southAn Iron Age religious site and associated enclosures on Gallows Hill, Thetford, immediately to the north of Fison Way industrial estateBowl barrow in the garden of The Old MillThetford Warren LodgeMickle HillBell barrow 420m north west of Park FarmSanton moated site and associated medieval settlementSite of town ditch: Icknield Way allotmentsBlackfriarsSite of Saxon town: car park to N of Anchor HotelBowl barrow known as Blood Hill with associated remains of a boundary bank.Wildlife in and Around Thetford
Mammals found in Thetford
There have been 49 species of mammals recorded in the thetford area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
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Birds found in Thetford
There have been 247 species of birds recorded in the thetford area.
| (Anas crecca subsp. crecca) |
| (Gallinago gallinago subsp. gallinago) |
| (Mergus merganser subsp. merganser) |
| (Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula) |
| Argentine Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura vittata) |
| (Corvus monedula subsp. monedula) |
| (Larus michahellis subsp. michahellis) |
| (Milvus milvus subsp. milvus) |
| Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
